2.实用对话

On Science and Technology谈论科技

Mary: Phone technology is updating again. Many companies-Nokia, Ericsson. Motorola and Samsung are ready to offer completely updated technology.

玛丽：电话技术又在更新了。许多公司，包括诺基亚、爱立信、摩托罗拉和三星公司等都在进行科技上的更新换代。

John: Yeah. I heard something about that.

约翰：是的。我也听说了。

Mary: I heard about something called W-CDMA which is supposed to rival CDMA in bandwidth but much cheaper.

玛丽：我还听说一种称为W-CDMA的技术在带宽方面可与CDMA抗衡，而且费用还便宜得多。

John: My friend told me that there is a new short distance radio technology.

约翰：我朋友告诉我现在有一种新的短距离无线通信技术。

Mary: You must be talking about Bluetooth. It's a wireless technology and is supposed to almost totally replace wiring of all kinds. Soon you'll be able to dial up your friends

using just a headset. The rest of your phone will be on your belt.

玛丽：你说的一定是蓝牙技术。那是一种无线技术，旨在希望可以取代各种各样的配线。不久你就能用耳机拨号和你的朋友联系了。电话的其他装置可以挎在腰带上。

John: It sounds like we'll be able to communicate with appliances like my fridge.

约翰：听起来好像还可以和冰箱之类的家用电器通话似的。

Mary: Once they finish the next stage of smart appliances, you'll theoretically be able to restock your fridge using your mobile. And after that. your fridge will be able to

place its own order when it is empty.

玛丽：一旦完成了下一阶段的智能家电的研发，理论上你就能通过手机往冰箱里放东西了。以后，你的冰箱空了的时候还能自己订货呢。

John: Wow! Is it truly that significant? It sounds like soon I'll never have to leave my apartment.

约翰：喔！真有那么神奇吗？听起来好像我以后再也用不着出门了。